Jat quota protest reaches Uttar Pradesh, security stepped up

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Leaders of various khap panchayats in Uttar Pradesh today blocked several roads here to demand reservations for Jats in government jobs even as security was stepped up along the UP-Haryana border in the state.

Three companies of paramilitary force and PAC have been deployed at Uttar Pradesh's Kairana and Bidoli check posts on the UP-Haryana interstate highway. Security has been tightened in view of Haryana's situation, SP Vijay Bhushan said.